Madness "Can't Touch Us Now" Essential and somehow still manage to

and somehow still manage to be stamped with the Kids' trademark sound

while Jon Davis spits his lyrics over the uber-synchronized power chord changes and tempo shifts of the anti-holy trio of bass

” a kind of siren song that

The first version was released by independent label My Records (owned by Joey Cape from Lagwagon) as the label's debut album

Madness "Can't Touch Us Now" Essential and somehow still manage toMadness are back with their first album in 4 years. The album was produced by Clive Langer and Liam Watson and mixed by Brit Award winner Charlie Andrew. Tracks such as 'Mr Apples', 'Mumbo Jumbo', the Amy Winehouse referencing 'Blackbird' and the title track 'Can't Touch Us Now' capture the band's inimitable combination of pop, reggae and soul influences. As on many of Madness greatest moments, the lyrics are gloriously observational and humorous,